Enjoy a monthly evening of cheese tasting and storytelling with Jeanne Carpenter, Founder of Wisconsin Cheese Originals, an organization dedicated to telling the story of Wisconsin’s artisan and farmstead cheese renaissance.

Each class includes a tasting and storytelling of four Wisconsin artisan cheeses, a glass of wine and an appetizer.  The cost is $22 and seats must be reserved in advance. Classes will be held at the Firefly Coffeehouse, 114 North Main Street in downtown Oregon, WI, just 10 minutes south of Madison, beginning at 7 p.m. and ending at approximately 8:30 p.m. Attendees should arrive by 6:45 p.m. to pick up the evening program and get seated. Each class is limited to 20 attendees.

April 17 - You’d be a Fool to Miss This Class: the Rise of Wisconsin Farmstead Cheeses

Perhaps some of the most eye-appealing and palate-pleasing cheeses made today are those hand-crafted on the same farm as where the animals are milked. We’ll taste four of the newest farmstead cheeses being developed in Wisconsin – some not yet even on the market – and try to predict future Best of Show winners.

May 15 - Mother’s Day Special: Celebrating Wisconsin Women Cheesemakers

Brenda Jensen, Anne Topham, Katie Hedrich and Marieke Penterman: four Wisconsin women cheesemakers with enough awards between them to fill a cheese vat. Do women make better cheese? We’ll find out by tasting and hearing the stories of four of the best women-inspired cheeses in Wisconsin.

June 21- Father’s Day Delight: Cheeses Soaked in Beer, Wine and Spirits, Oh My!

Treat Dad to a night out and taste four cheeses washed or soaked in beer, wine, and assorted spirits. A new trend in Wisconsin, these cheeses are winning world championships with their unique look and taste.

To register or for more information go to https://www.wicheesefest.com/store/2012-cheese-series

June Dairy Month farm breakfasts and dairy events are held throughout Wisconsin. Find the full list of events at:

www.DairyDaysofSummer.com.

Events are added by the individual host groups as the details are finalized so check back often!

Come celebrate June Dairy Days at the village park in West Salem on Friday, June 1 through Sunday June 3. Activities include a kick-off breakfast, carnival, parade, live music and dancing and much, much more.

To get the the village park from I-90, take Highway C (West Salem) exit to Jefferson Street and turn left. At Mill Street turn right and follow the short distance to the village park which will be on your right.

Visit http://www.junedairydays.com often for updates.

The 24th Annual Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival will be held  on June 1 -3, 2012, at Doyle Park in Little Chute, WI.

For a list of event times, activities and ticket prices visit http://www.littlechutewi.org/index.aspx?NID=226.

Ride to Farm is a 63-mile, fund-raiser bicycle ride through Dane and surrounding counties (with rest stops at family farms) to raise awareness and funds for the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers (WSBDF). Retiring farmers are leaving farming at a much faster rate than new farmers are starting. Our school meets the critical need to train, mentor, and support Wisconsin’s next generation of dairy and livestock farmer stewards who will work to ensure the availability of local food and healthy rural communities.

Participant and volunteer information can be found at www.ridetofarm.dojiggy.com.

Cows on the Concourse is a FREE, annual and family-friendly event that kicks off June Dairy Month in Dane County. Kids and adults can meet and greet cows and baby calves from local dairy farms. We invite you to stop by Cows on the Concourse as you peruse the Dane County Farmers' Market.

Come enjoy the live music, tasty food, fun games and real, live cows!

Cows on the Concourse is a Madison tradition celebrating Wisconsin's dairy industry, which contributes more than $26 billion to our state's economy. Wisconsin's dairy farmers have a strong heritage of quality, pride and craftsmanship in all that they do. Wisconsin has always been "America's Dairyland," so what better way to celebrate that tradition than to visit Cows on the Concourse and meet some of our hard working dairy producers with their cows? Bring the whole family and enjoy this unique experience

Event highlights: Get face-to-face with cows and calves, learn about dairy farming from local farmers, ask our "Moo Experts" your bovine questions, enjoy melt-in-your-mouth grilled cheese sandwiches and ice cold milk, kids take part in the Ed"Moo"cation and Get Mooving Fitness Zones, participate in activities and enjoy live entertainment. Fun for all ages! Rain or shine!

For more information go to http://www.cowsontheconcourse.org.

Dane County’s most popular chefs pair up with Wisconsin’s talented brewers and farmers to serve up unique, mouthwatering burgers, satisfying suds and Wisconsin Cheese on Saturday, June 2, from 4 pm to 7 pm at the Capital Brewery Bier Garten in Middleton, WI.

For more information and ticket prices visit http://www.reapfoodgroup.org/programs-events/burgers-and-brew.

Wisconsin's largest craft distillery will have a grand opening on Monday, June 4, 2012, from 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.  The ribbon cutting is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. with tours and tastings from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Death's Door Distillery, located at 2220 Eagle Drive in Middleton, WI, will celebrate their grand opening with food from Roman Candle Pizza, treats from Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream and cheese courtesy of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.  Death's Door cocktails will be featured with $5/drink benefitting Fairshare CSA Coalition and Clean Lakes Alliance.  Bike powered blenders will be provided by Saris.

For more information visit www.deathsdoorspirits.com.  Hope to see you there!

Join the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Wednesday, June 6 when they salute Wisconsin's dairy producers at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, WI.  The event starts at 7:05 p.m. and goes until 10:00 p.m. 

Presented by Milk Source, the first 1,000 fans will receive a cow and cheese baseball.  There will also be a mooing competition, and one lucky fan will receive a year's supply of cheese curds.  The video board will feature headshots of Timnber Rattler's players sporting milk mustaches.

Tickets are as follows for both adult and children:  box seating $10, reserved bleacher seating $8, grass seating $5.

For more informtion go to http://www.milb.com/promotions/index.jsp?sid=t572.

Come one come all and experience hometown hospitality and just plain family fun at the Sparta Butterfest June 7-10, 2012, in Sparta, WI. Some of the activities include the carnival, fest tent, food tent, Misdirexion, Second Annual Buttercup Senior Men's Hockey Tournament, softball tournament, arts & crafts and much more.

For more information go to http://www.spartabutterfest.com/modules/web/index.php/id/1.

Participating downtown Plymouth businesses invite you to sample cheeses and other goodies while you shop on Saturday, June 9, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m  Bring the kids to meet Addie the cow.

For more information go to http://www.plymouthwisconsin.com/events.html

Join specialty chocolate shop, Confections for Any Occasion, for a free tasting of local Wisconsin foods at their "Taste of Summer" event on Saturday, June, 2012, from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.  More than 20 items will be available for sampling, including the finest handmade chocolates and Wisconsin cheeses. Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn the art of chocolate making, discover new recipes, participate in a milk drinking contest and shop for great gifts and Wisconsin foods.

Visit the website at www.confectionsbyjoel.com for a complete list of events and samples.

Sample beer, bacon, sausage and cheese from Wisconsin vendors at this fun event held in downtown New Glarus on Saturday, June 9, from 1:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m.

Event wristbands are $25 per person and can be purchased at several New Glarus sites including the New Glarus Chamber of Commerce Depot (418 Railroad Street, New Glarus, 53574), the New Glarus Visitor's Hut (next to Brenda's Blumenladen parking lot) and the Polkafest tent (1st Street in downtown New Glarus. You can't miss it!).

For more information visit http://swisstown.com/festivals, or contact the New Glarus Chamber at info@swisstown.com or 800-527-6838.

Celebrate Dairy Days of Summer at Miller Park on Sunday, June 10, 2012, when the Brewers host the San Diego Padres.  Game time is 1:10 p.m.

All fans will receive a collectible Brewers bobblehead featuring outfielder Nyjer Morgan.  5,000 random bobbleheads will be Tony Plush make the "T" sign and the rest will be Morgan in a batting stance.  Wisconsin Milk Marketing is the game sponsor.

Dairy sampling will take place before the game!

For more information go to http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=mil#y=2012&m=6&calendar=DEFAULT.

Dairy Day will be held on Saturday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wade House in Greenbush, WI.  Take part in cheese, butter and ice cream making, and stagecoach rides will be available all day.

Wade House, an 1860s stagecoach inn built to serve traffic along the plank road that connected Fond du Lac and Sheboygan, tells the story of frontier entrepreneur Sylvanus Wade and his family during the Civil War years. In addition to the inn, the historic site includes the recently reconstructed Herrling sawmill, one of the few working, water-powered sawmills of its kind in the nation. Wade House is also home to the Wesley Jung Carriage Museum, which houses the state's largest collection of antique carriages and working wagons.

For more information visit http://wadehouse.wisconsinhistory.org/Events/EventDetail/Event2542.aspx.

Taste over 100 Wisconsin made beers, and dozens of Wisconsin made cheeses, promoting our proud heritate in the brewing and cheese making industries on Saturday, June 16 in Beaver Dam from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Hosted by the Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce, ticket price includes a tasting brochure and a souvenir tasting glass.

For more information visit http://www.beaverdamchamber.com/calendar_popup.cfm?id=414&Title=Taste%20of%20Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Brewer’s Guild, Draft Magazine and the City of Glendale welcome you to experience the third annual all-Wisconsin craft beer and tasting festival on Saturday, June 16, 2012, from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at Bayshore Town Center in Glendale, Wisconsin.

Enjoy more than 100 of Wisconsin’s finest craft beers and sample specially prepared cuisine and Wisconsin cheeses designed to complement more than 30 unique beers from our state’s finest craft breweries. Meet the brew masters and chefs behind the creations and spend the afternoon enjoying the sights and sounds of Bayshore Town Center.

Participating Wisconsin Cheese companies and retailers include Beechwood Cheese, Crystal Farms, Holland's Family Cheese, West Allis Cheese, Wisconsin Cheesemart, DCI Cheese, Jim's Cheese Pantry and Snack Patrol.

For more information visit www.wisconsinbeerloversfest.com

The WMMB Board of Directors is tentatively scheduled to meet June 19-20, 2012. More detail will be provided at a later date.

Enjoy June Dairy Days supper at the Northern Wisconsin Fairgrounds to support the area farmers on Wednesday, June 20 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Family fun for all! Enjoy a delicious charcoal chicken dinner with potato salad, baked beans, bread, cheese, milk and ice cream. Top it off with a root beer float. Enjoy children's activities and a visit with Alice in Dairyland.

For more information visit http://www.chippewachamber.org/calendar.asp?month=June.